Marriage of Major Campbell and Miss Leiter in Washington
Major Colin Powys Campbell and Miss Nancy Leiter wed in Washington on November 29 with about six guests and family present. Rev. Roland Cotton Smith officiated. The Earl of Suffolk served as best man while Joseph Leiter gave his sister in marriage. No settlements were made and Mrs Campbell’s fortune remains hers to use. The couple will honeymoon in India after a stop in England where the India Horse regiment is stationed in Calcutta.
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Colin Powys Campbell
Nancy Leiter
Washington
Roland Cotton Smith
St. John’s Church
Earl of Suffolk
Daisy Leiter
Joseph Leiter
Mrs. Leiter
Nina Howard
Campbell
Major Campbell
Glasgow
Leiter
Argentina's Livestock Wealth and Meat Trade Growth
A US consul general report highlights Argentina’s vast livestock wealth and expanding frozen meat industry. Last year three refrigerating firms froze 207000 cattle and 3428000 sheep. eight more firms have formed, lifting total capacity to 850000 cattle and 12000000 sheep. Yet these figures cover only a fraction of national herds. The quality of cattle and sheep lags Britain’s standard, though acceptable to Italy, Spain and Portugal, and breeding could quintuple herd value.
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Argentina
United States
Buenos Ayres
Great Britain
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Divorce and Occupations in Historical Context
A Baltimore American discussion notes lower divorce rates among men in agriculture and clergy, while soldiers, sailors, marines, and other occupations show higher rates of marriage instability. The piece lists groups from hostlers to teachers, photographers, and barbers, noting a general decline toward farmers.
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Baltimore American
Japanese Faith In Oku Inspires Courage, Aide Says
A letter found in a mail bag captured by Gen Rennenkampf quotes Marshal Okung praising his aged, inspiring leadership. The note says Oku, respected Japanese commander, spoke to battalion troops, shared sweets with the youngest, tasted their food, inspected clothes, ordered new boots, and boosted morale, claiming fearlessness under his renowned leadership.
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Oku
Okung
Gen
Rennenkampf
Five Hundred Children Per Chinese Claim Warns Courts
A federal judge warns, citing stories in the courts, that if Chinese birth stories were true then every Chinese woman in the United States twenty five years ago bore at least five hundred children. The piece notes fraudulent admissions and the risk of slave girl brides masquerading as wives, valued at two to three thousand dollars.
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United States
Milwaukee Business Woman's Association
Sign of the Stag in Strasburg Restored After Centuries
The building known as the Sign of the Stag, long occupied as a chemist shop since before 1268, is undergoing restoration in Strasburg. A document from 1268 records Henri Philippi, an apothecary, at the site, and the current work has uncovered old coins dating to Louis XV’s era.
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Strasburg
Henri Philippi
Louis XV
Guaranteed Mining Investments and Family Remedies
A garbled ad filled with mining investment promises and a flood of patent medicine claims. It touts a five million dollar Investors Guarantee Association and lists various products and testimonials. The piece includes unrelated names and dubious guarantees, reflecting noisy OCR from a historical newspaper page.
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Iqwa
Teo
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Defiance Starch CO
Omaha, Neb
Mrs. Campbell
Oregon
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Platt
Oregonian
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Dr. Kline
Philadelphia
Benson
Orry
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Toledo
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Trank J. Carney
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Cheney & CO
Drugetats
Iaboror
Defiance
L. C. Glover
Milwaukee, Wis
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Ee Bart Des
BarTteAlbs
Bears
WAL
Douglas
Cobstlittais
Athens
Beuglas
Corona
Brockton
Massachusetts
Bankers! Accident Co
Falcon
Lyman Abbott
the Outlook
Webster
G. C. Merriam Co
Springfield
Masa
Fras
Canada
Canady
Ottawa
T. Hobnes
Jackson Street
St. Paul
Minnesota
W. Bannatt
New York Site
Omaha
Nebraska
V.n.y
Mayer School
Liveuay
Mayer Boot & Shoe
Iowa
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